Re: hand-coding vrs WYSWYG

Try Editpad, Arachnophilia (handcodes everything from c++ to html) , and
Ultraedit.
 I use these as they allow other scripting. Arachnophilia will also code the
tabling, and Frames, it is a great program. All are available at
www.download.com and Tucows. Also www.shareware.com
Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn A. Davis" <mdavis(at)flkinfo.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: hand-coding vrs WYSWYG


| I learned html 6 years ago by downloading & reading specs from www3.org.
| 2 years later I interviewed for a job & they handed me a pen & paper &
asked me
| to code a nested table page. I never regretted the time it took me to
learn how
| to  read, interpret & fix the code.
|
| I use Dreamweaver now, because I maintain a number of sites & it's easier
to fix
| simple text changes etc. with a WYSIWYG.  Their sitewide find & replace is
a
| godsend.  The only competitor they have is GoLive. Dreamweaver does leave
some
| old code in there from previous edits if you don't watch it.
|
| Lately, I have been travelling a lot & have had to get an html editor on
my old
| laptop that has a small HD.  I haven't found one yet (& I've tried a
lot)that
| compares to Dreamweaver. All these WYSIWYG's let you browse the code, but
not
| edit.  I tried Homesite (steep learning curve), and it mangled code with
their
| design mode. If someone can point me to a good one, point away.
|
| Dreamweaver, alas won't work on my laptop. Something about an AMD chip.
|
| Time is money.  Hand coding is fine if that's what you like.
| Also, would you take your car to a mechanic who only knew how to replace
the
| parts?
|
| Marilyn Davis
| Florida Keys Info-Net
| http://www.flkinfo.com
|
|

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